Mezhirichi is a village in the
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of the
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. It is located in western Ukraine, 13 miles W of
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, 27 miles E of
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Mezhirichi is also known as , , .
Undoubtedly the most significant event in the Jewish community of Mezhirichi was the arrival there of the Magid, Rabbi Dov Ber. After the death of the founder of Hasidism, the Baal Shem Tov, in 1761, Rabbi Dov Ber became the next leader of the movement.
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Mezhirichi is a village in the
Korets RaionKorets Raion is a raion in Rivne Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Korets. It has a population of 39337.-External links:*...
of the
Rivne OblastRivne Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Rivne....
,
UkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south. The city of Kiev is both the capital and the largest city of...
. It is located in western Ukraine, 13 miles W of
KoretsKorets is a city in the Rivne Oblast in Ukraine. The city is located on the Korchyk river, 66 kilometers to the east of Rivne. It is administrative center of the Korets Raion. As of 2001, the population of Korets was 8,649....
, 27 miles E of
RivneRivne is a historic city in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Rivne Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Rivne Raion within the oblast...
.
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Mezhirichi is also known as , , .
Jewish life in Mezhirichi
Undoubtedly the most significant event in the Jewish community of Mezhirichi was the arrival there of the Magid, Rabbi Dov Ber. After the death of the founder of Hasidism, the Baal Shem Tov, in 1761, Rabbi Dov Ber became the next leader of the movement. He moved to
RivneRivne is a historic city in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Rivne Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Rivne Raion within the oblast...
, and later to Mezhrichi, where he remained for the rest of his life. Mezhrichi rapidly became a magnet and place of pilgrimage for the chasidim. The location of Mezhrichi, nearer to Poland and White Russia than the Baal Shem Tov's seat in
MedzhybizhMedzhybizh, previously known as Mezhybozhe, population 1731, is a town in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast of western Ukraine...
, acted as a spur to the fledgling chasidic movement.